Fish of the Synchiropus genus of the Callionymidae (dragonets) family of the suborder Callionymoidei of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Phaeton dragonet. Photo by © Fabio Crocetta. fishbase.org)
Phaeton dragonet (Synchiropus phaeton) was first described in 1861 by the German zoologist Albert Günther (Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthelf Günther, 1830-1914).
It inhabits the depth of 80-850 meters. It dwells near a sandy and silty bottom. The maximum recorded length is 12 cm, specimens up to 8 cm long are more common. It feeds on small benthic invertebrates.
(Phaeton dragonet. Photo by © Jo Langeneck. commons.wikimedia.org)
It is a rare inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Phaeton dragonet (Synchiropus phaeton) in other languages as follows:
Καλλιώνυμος μάκρουρος (Kallionymos makruros) (Greek), Lagarto rojo (Spanish), Dragoncello rosa (Italian), Sonnen-Mandarinfisch (German), Peixe-pau-rosa (Portuguese), Mišić dubinski, Mišić dubinčić (Serbian, Croatian), Dragonet de Phaeton (French).